HR Generalist

The Marzetti Company (Nasdaq: MZTI) manufactures and sells specialty food products. Our retail brands include Marzetti® dressings and dips, New York Bakery™ garlic breads, and Sister Schubert’s® dinner rolls, in addition to exclusive license agreements for Olive Garden® dressings, Chick-fil-A® sauces and dressings, Buffalo Wild Wings® sauces, Arby’s® sauces, Subway® sauces, and Texas Roadhouse® steak sauces and frozen rolls. Our foodservice business supplies sauces, dressings, breads, and pasta to many of the top restaurant chains in the United States.

At Marzetti, our mission is to make every meal better through high-quality, flavorful food. Led by our purpose, to nourish growth with all that we do, our team members are dedicated to creating great tasting food and cultivating deep and lasting relationships.

This position is responsible for providing coaching, leadership and delivery of services to Build Capability, maximize Associate Engagement, and ensure Talent Acquisition. Works closely with an agile HR team to serve key internal plant customers supporting their talent needs to drive their business. Develop and execute action plans as agreed upon with key customers. Assists HR Manager as an employee champion and role model of a positive people first culture and functions as a consultant to management.

We kindly request that recruitment agencies and staffing firms refrain from submitting unsolicited resumes to our company. Any resumes sent without a prior agreement and access to proper submittal into the ATS will be considered the property of T. Marzetti, and we reserve the right to contact those candidates without any obligation to pay a fee.

Responsibilities:

Engagement:

• Maintains positive associate, corporate and community

• Maximize associate engagement and minimize litigious activity by coaching and advising leaders and associates on policy interpretation and coaching for improved performance to ensure consistency and fair treatment.

• Participates in associate activities and engagement

• Develops and implements successful action plans to address identified

• Meets quarterly with the HR Marzetti community to assess progress against goals, to learn/develop and work as a

Talent Acquisition:

• Develops, facilitates , and implements all phases of the recruitment process.

• Collaborates with department managers to identify and draft detailed and accurate job descriptions and hiring criteria.

• Identifies and implements efficient and effective recruiting methods and strategies based on the available role, industry standards, and the needs of the organization.

• Creatively utilizes appropriate channels to establish sourcing pool of talent that generates quality candidates while being cost-effective. In a timely and thorough manner, recruit quality associates.

• Acquires targeted talent with internal customers utilizing a recruiting strategy to establish

• Identify ongoing activity to support succession

• Manages job postings and advertisement processes.

• Screens applications and selects qualified candidates.

• Schedules interviews; oversees preparation of interview questions and other hiring and selection materials.

• Assists with the interview process, attending and conducting interviews with managers, directors, and other stakeholders.

• Collaborates with the hiring manager and/or other human resource staff during the offer process, identifying and recommending salary ranges, incentives, start dates, and other pertinent details.

• Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, and company policies.

• Attends and participates in college job fairs and recruiting sessions.

• Assists with HR daily functions including, payroll, compliance, and employee enrichment

Building Capability:

• Develops, coordinates and implements successful learning and development activities for associates and

• Facilitates the thinking, discussion and decisions within the organization in regard to role clarity, organizational changes and its impact on the business, required capability and talent ( i.e. Communications, job descriptions, organization structure and compensation competitiveness).

• Develops, coordinates, and implements improvements for efficient talent processes and

• Proactively engages with employees to build and reinforce positive culture.

• Acts as a leader to drive organizational and cultural change.

• Assist HR Manager in assessing, building and delivering employee training.

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• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration , Human Resources and/or a closely related field with a minimum of 3 years of progressive experience in Human Resources

• Prior labor relations experience is required

• Culture and Transformation: Experience in building and sustaining positive culture

• Business acumen: Curious about business; with good business sense and judgement.

• Problem solving: Well-honed analytical and problem-solving skills bringing facts and data to decision-making. Creative with a results-oriented mindset.

• Influencing: Communicates with impact. Uses tailored communication and creates authentic and trusting relationships to influence leadership.

• Consulting: Strong coaching, consulting, and facilitation skills.

• Change Management: Ability to assist in initiating and leading change, including modeling the importance, motivating others, managing the key drivers of change, and overcoming obstacles.

• Project Management: Demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously.

• Collaborative: Reaches across boundaries internally and externally to develop an extensive network of partnerships. Ability to manage a complex set of stakeholders.

• Preferred: Previous HR roles in a regulated manufacturing fast-paced business.